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Definition of checkmates:
(n) :
(chess) The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
(n) :
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
(v) :
(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
(v) :
(transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
Definition of checkmates:
(n) :
(chess) The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
(n) :
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
(v) :
(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
(v) :
(transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.